By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." John Adams In a blog last year on the dilemma with the 12 hour shift, I talked about how in politics, the term third rail is a metaphor for any issue so controversial that it … [Read more...]
When You Don’t Get the Job
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Most of us realize that we won't always get selected for every position that we apply for. But what if you have been coached and mentored to move into a role, and then another candidate is selected. This happened recently to a colleague. Her executive nurse leader was a strong believer in succession planning. She had often told her what … [Read more...]
Where are the Nurse Leader Candidates?
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Where are the nurse leader candidates?" This question came in an email last week from a human resource director in a smaill town who was having little success in recruiting a director of nursing. He noted that every hospital in his area was having the same experience in trying to recruit nurses for leadership roles. My advice to him was … [Read more...]
The Importance of Second Chances
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.” George Bernard Shaw "Will you take another chance on me? " This was a question that one of my former students who had failed out the graduate program asked me. She had begun her graduate work when she was young, immature and lacking … [Read more...]
When the Nurse Leader is the Bully
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt An article in the January 2013 issue of Advance for Nurses describes a new anti-bullying movement started by Cole Edmonson, the Chief Nursing Officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse … [Read more...]
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